Telephone booth



P. H. SHERRON TELEPHONE BOOTH Oct. 21, 1952 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 Filed March 25, 1948 INVENTOR. PE RC/ VAL H. SHERRON Emi- ATTORDNEYS P. H. uERRoN TELEPHONE BOOTH Oct. 21, 1952 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Filed March 25, 1948 IN V EN TOR.

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Patented Oct. 21, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Percival H. Sherron, Jamaica, N. Y.

Application March 25, 1948, Serial No. 16,949

4 Claims;

This-invention relates to an improved telephone booth of the so-called stall type. In particular it relates to the novel construction of the elements used in the assembly of such a telephone booth.

An object of this invention is to provide a telephone booth having structural elements which can be fabricated easilyand rapidly and which can be readily assembled to form a strongstructure.

An additional object of this invention is to provide a telephone booth having a small number of individual parts without any sacrifice of structural strength.

A further object of this invention is to provide a telephone booth comprising elements which may be assembled byinterlocking, thus eliminating bolting, riveting, welding and similar securing means.

In general, the telephone booth in accordance with this invention comprises a base, corner posts, Wall sections; a lintel and a roof. These units or elements may be easily fabricated'fro n, for example, sheet metal, plastics and acoustic material. Assembly may be accomplished rapidly since the units or elements interlock to form a booth of rigid construction. The use of bolts and similar securing devices is dispensed with.

These and other objects will become apparent by reading the description of a preferred embodiment of the invention in conjunction with the drawings, in which:

Figure 1 isa perspective view of the base;

Figure 2 is a partial perspective view of the base showing a corner thereof; I

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the outer member of a corner post; 7 6

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the inner member of a corner post; 1

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a channel member of a corner post;

Figure 6 is an elevation of a blank from which the outer member of a corner post is formed;

Figure 7 is an elevation'of a blank from which the inner member of a corner post is formed;

Figure 8 is an elevation of a blank from which the channel member of a corner post is formed;

Figure 9 is a perspective view of a panel member;

Figure 10 is a perspective view showing disassembled the upper portion of one corner of the telephone booth;

Figure 11 is a perspective view of the lintel;

Figure 12 is aplan view of the roof before it is placed on the booth;

Figure 13 is a perspective view of the upper portion ofa corneroi the telephone booth after assembly;

Figure 14 is a plan view of a front corner of the telephone booth;

Figure 15 is a section taken on the plane at the line l5-l5 in Figure 14; and Figure 16 is a perspective view of a completely assembled telephone booth.

A base 2 formed from a sheet metal blank has I a floor 4 and walls 6, 8, IE, l2 and Hi, all of which" are bent inwardly to formiiange l6. Flange l6 has openings l8 for the reception of pins. Straps 2i! and 22 are secured to the underside of flange it in each corner of the base. Strap-29 has an opening E i and strap 22. has an opening 26.

Openings 24 and 26 are in register with a pair of I openings H3 in the flange l6.

Corner posts 30 are four in number and identical. Each corner post 30 comprises an outer member 32, an inner member 3 1 and a pair of channel members 36.

The outer member 32 is formed from a blank 38 shown in Figure 6. The blank is bent ninety degrees along the line indicated by the dotted line All. Flanges ll and 42 are formed by bending I having heads 59 are then forced into openings 6i in flanges Al and 42.

Inner member 34 is formed from blank 6|! which is first bent ninety degrees along the line indicated by dotted line 62. Flanges 64 and 66 are made-by bending along the dotted line 68. A U-shaped opening 10 is formed by bending the blank along the dotted lines 12 and I4. ilarly a U-shaped opening 16 is formed by bending along the dotted lines 18 and 80. Inner member 34 has two vertical tongues 82 and openings 84 in flanges 64 and 6B.

Channel member 36 is formed by bending blank 86 along the lines indicated by dotted lines 88 and 90, thus forming parallel sides 92 and 94.

Each corner post 30 is assembled and secured to base 2 by first placing flanges 64 and 66 of inner member 34 on straps 2D and 22 of the base 2. The outer member 32 is then placed on flange I6, the pins 58 seating in base flange openings l8, openings 84 in flanges 64 and B6 and in openings 24 and 26 in the straps. Sides 92 and 94 Simof a channel member 36 are then forced into openings 46 and I6 and similarly the sides of a second channel member are forced into the slots 52 and I to complete the assembly of each corner post with the base.

As in the case of the corner posts all the panel members 96 which form the sides and rear of the telephone booth are identical. Each panel member 96 comprises a box-like structure 98 which may be formed, for example, by welding" sheet metal platestogether or may be formed of a solid block of plastic or sound absorbent material. A

channel I00 with a flange I02 on the interior side of the panel member is secured by a forced.

fit to the top portion I04 of the panel member.

A channel member I06 is secured by a forced flt to the lower portion I68 of thepanelmember.

Vertical pins III], having heads III, are secured member into slots H2 which, when the corner posts are" assembled, are formed between the interior surfaces H4 and II6'of the exterior memberi 32 and the. interior member 3A and have a depth determined by the rear surface I I8 of channel member 36. r The rlower'portion I68 rests on flange IB of the base 2. Pins IIO fit into openings I8 in base flange I6. I

A lintel I20 comprises a box-like'structure I22 which iimay' be formed of sheet metal plates welded'togeth'erxor itmay be a solidstructure of The lintel I20 is secured to the telephone booth structure by sliding ends I36 and I32 of the lintel into the slots I I2 in the adjacent corner posts to a position where the lintel flange I26 lies "in the same plane with panel member flanges I412.v

The final portion of the structure to be added is a roof I34. The roofhas a vertical'upstanding The channel member: I24 hasa 7 flange I36'and a horizontal flange I38. -The flange I38 has openings-I4D for the reception of."

tongues 82' on member.

On'assembling' the roof with the telephone:

booth structure; the'flange I38 is supported by corner post 36,- flanges I02 and flange I26". Tongues 82 pass through openings led tongues are bent down against flange I38.

These The "completelyassembled telephone booth (Figure'lfi) may have a double leaf door I42 in--- stalled in aconventional manner such as','for

example, in the manner shown inmy prior Patent 2,208,166; issued Jilly 16, 1940;

What I claim and desire to protect by Letters" Patent is:

1. A telephone booth having a base with up-fl standing sides and an inwardly extending flange;

a plurality of panels'mount'ed on the base flange, a "plurality' of corner posts forming with said panels the'walls' of said boothgeach of said corner posts comprising a pairof spaced apartmemb'ers forming inner and'outer'cornerielements, a flange formed at the lower'endlof each of said corner elements; downwardly extendingpins secured to the flanges of said outericornerr elements, straps secured to theiunder side of said base flange 'adja'centarthexc'ornem .ofxthe base the flanges :of.

the inner corner elements being engaged between said straps and th base flange, the flanges of the outer corner elements resting on the base flange and the pins secured to said outer element flanges passing through registering openings in the base flange, the inner corner element flanges and the straps respectively, removable means above the base flange securing each pair of inner and outer corner elements together, each side of the panel members being in engagementiwith. aucorner post and a roof secured to saidcorner posts.

2. A telephone booth having a base with upstanding sides and an inwardly extending flange, a plurality of panels mounted on the base, a plurality of corner posts forming with said panels the walls of said booth, each of said corner posts comprising a pairof spaced apart members forming inner and outer corner elements. each of said elements formed from a single piece of material and having a bent back portion adjacent each upstandingedge, each bent back portion having an outwardlyfacing upstanding groove adjacent its inner edge, a channel shaped member located between each oppositely disposed pair of bent back portions and engaged in said outwardly fac-- ing grooves in the bent back portions,'each of said oppositely disposed pairs of bent back portionstogetherwith the engaged channel shaped member forming an upstanding panel groove,

straps secured to the under side of the baseflange'" and adjacent the corners of the base, flangesoon the lower ends of said inner corner elements'engaged between the base flange and said straps,

flanges on the lower ends of said outer corner ele* ments, downwardly extending pins secured to said outer element flanges, said outer element flanges resting on the base flange and saidpins passing through registering openings in the.base.

flange, in the. flanges of the inner corner. elements and in said straps, said panel members.

being disposed between said corner posts and en-.

gaging saidpanelgrooves and a roof secured to said corner posts.

3. A telephone booth having a base, a plurality of panels mounted on the base, a plurality of .cor.-

ner posts mounted on thebaseand forming with said panels the walls of said booth, each of'saide corner postscomprising a pair of spaced apart members forming inner and outer cornerhele ments, each of said elements formed froma single piece of material and having a bent back portion adjacent each upstanding. edge, each. bentuback portion having anoutwardly, facing upstanding groove adjacent its tinner.edge,.a channelishapedx member located between each oppositelydisposed pair of bent back portions and engaged in said member'below the top thereof, a roof resting. on said flanges and'on the inner cornerelements;

said inner corner elementshaving'tongues passing through slots in the roof and said roof abutting against the inner faces of said panel members.

4. A telephone booth having a basewith upstanding sides and an inwardly extending flange,

a plurality of panels mounted onthe base;.a plu-vrality of corner posts forming with said panels the walls of said booth, each of said corner posts com;

prising a pair of spaced apart members forming inner and outer corner elements, each of said elements formed from a single piece of material and having a bent back portion adiacent each upstanding edge, each bent back portion having an outwardly facing upstanding groove adjacent its inner edge, a channel shaped member located between each oppositely disposed pair 01' bent back portions and engaged in said outwardly facing grooves in the bent back portions, each of said oppositely disposed pairs of bent back portions togetherwith the engaged channel shaped member forming an upstanding panel groove, straps secured to theunder side of the base flange and adjacent the corners of the base, flanges on the lower ends of said inner corner elements engaged between the base flange and said straps, flanges on the lower ends of said outer corner elements, downwardly extending pins secured to said outer element flanges, said outer element flanges rest- 3 ing on the base flange and said pins passing through registering openings in the base flange, 7

in the flanges of the inner corner elements and in said straps, said panel members being disposed between said corner post and having their upstanding portions engaged in said panel grooves, pins secured to the bottom of a plurality of said panel members and engaging registering openings in the base flange and a roof secured to said corner posts.

PERCIVAL I-I. SHERRON.

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